"It has been sold."
"Since it's just a temporary position and I plan to sell it to someone in the family, two hundred yuan will be enough. Whoever gathers the money and gives it to me first gets the job. Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, you will have to raise this money yourselves; you cannot ask Mom and Dad to help pay."
"Also, whoever buys the job must pay the one who doesn't get it two yuan a month for two years. If Eldest Sister-in-law buys the job, she gives money to Second Sister-in-law; if Second Sister-in-law buys it, she gives money to Eldest Sister-in-law. That's how it works. No extra money needs to be handed over to the family. What do you all think?"
Chapter 26